Assigning Signals to Equipment, Connectors
& Contact Points

This task explains how to assign signals to equipment, connectors and contact points. In this example, you will assign the control unit ground signal to contact point P8-6.
Open the AssignSignals.CATProduct document from the samples folder.

  1. Select the equipment, connector or contact point to which you want to assign one or more signals in the tree view.
    The selected electrical component becomes the current object.

  2. Click the Assign View button I_AssignView.gif (592 bytes) in the Workshop Commands toolbar.

    The Assign View is displayed.
    This view lets you assign signals to equipment, connector and contact points.

  3. Expand the tree to see the various system signals in the top half of the view.

  4. Select the signal(s) you want to assign to the current object.

    Notes:
    • Ctrl-click signals to select more than one signal.
    • Assigning a group signal assigns all the signals in the group to the current component.

  5. Click Add.

    Selected signals are added to the list of connections.
    Note: The entire path down to the selected component is identified in the list of connections.

  6. Click OK to validate entries made.

    Connections are made and an end point is created under each connected signal.
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In Assign views, information is validated when you click OK in the Assign view, when you change the current object in the tree view or when you change the active view.